What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Language Pathologist position at St. John's Hospital?
Overview
We are seeking a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), internally referred to as our Speech Therapist or Speech-Language Therapist. As our Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), you are responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating individuals with speech, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders. This position is on a per diem basis, meaning PRN.
Shift’s Available: days
Employment Type: per diem/PRN
Hours: 8 hour shift
Location: Saint John Hospital, Leavenworth, KS
Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:
- competitive compensation
- generous medical benefits plan
- 401K
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to):
- provide coverage for inpatients in the acute care setting
- the candidate who fills this position will provide coverage for hospital inpatients in the acute care setting
- responsible for the evaluation, treatment planning and implementation of treatment for patients demonstrating disorders of speech, language, cognition, swallowing and other services prescribed by a physician
- 90%-95% of our referral are swallow related; we do some cognitive/speech evaluations and treatment as well
- assists in developing and implementing new and ongoing programs beneficial for the enhancement of the department
- if working weekends, the weekend shift is an on-call shift on Saturday 8:00a - 9:00a with call-back pay if called in
Qualifications
Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:
- graduate of an accredited college or university with Bachelor's in Speech Therapy
- licensed by the state in Speech-Language Pathology
- current BLS for healthcare provider's certification upon hire and maintain current
Additional Qualifications That Are a Plus:
- MS degree in Speech-Language Pathology
- one year of experience with swallow assessment and treatment in an acute care hospital setting
- one year of experience in acute care
Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/
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Employment Status
Per DiemShift
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